Example sentences of "that [vb past] something [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sought a way of fudging it , of drawing a two-dimensional picture that conveyed something of what it feels like to move from point to point in the nine-dimensional genetic space of Biomorph Land . |
| 2 | He was still looking at her ; appraisingly , with a sort of lazy sensuality that made something inside her twist tight . |
| 3 | Because our conscious memories are selective , because we remember stories that meant something to us , that spoke to us , your answer will reveal to you a great deal about the way you used stories when you were a child . |
| 4 | Constance frequently reiterated that she would never buy anything that had belonged to somebody else , that meant something to them , that had been warm against their skin or over the fireplace : only brand-new articles , the stuff of commerce in transit between factory and store , the owners of which already had more money than was good for them and were themselves no better than they should be . |
| 5 | About twenty minutes later he looked at me and said , ‘ Well , I was thinking about advertising a job that looked something like this . ’ |
| 6 | Well she I think it was Karen that did something for Children in Need last year and she sang on the air . |
| 7 | With what I swear was a scathing look that said something like " Wally " , he launched himself gracefully on to the air and noiselessly flew down the gill out of sight . |